There’s a nuclear deal to be signed and those still fussing about it will have to change their game plan if they wish to influence the outcome as South Africa goes shopping for an initial 9.6 gigawatts. The tough-talking minister runs a portfolio that has consumed...
Ebrahim Patel’s performance is both transparent and murky. The department of economic development consistently achieves unqualified audits, delivered on all 164 of its identified targets last year and spent 99.8% of its budget. Patel runs a tight ship and ticks many...
“We just have to be very blunt on this one: we will not tolerate anything that denies people the opportunity to improve the quality of their lives.” This is how Gugile Nkwinti was quoted after the news surfaced that he had in his possession title deeds for farms worth...
Remember the public spat Lynne Brown had with the combative chairperson of SAA, Dudu Myeni? It earned her kudos as a no-nonsense minister seemingly set on doing things correctly. So what happened? Everything that could possibly have gone wrong in her portfolio did, as...
Nathi Mthethwa’s appointment as arts and culture minister in 2014 was seen as throwing him a lifeline after he, as police minister, had presided over the Marikana tragedy, which saw 34 striking miners dead and nearly 80 injured. But two years into the job, there’s...
